#freejame

Why risk him being good in five or six years? His ilk can be replaced should he want to leave.

Until the start of the next season. Maybe he doesn’t like rotating in new masks during the season. Maybe he’s superstitious.

I’m not sure what you’re trying to say here. Do you believe Reinhart is responsible for the state of the franchise?

Jack Eichel is years away from his prime, we’re fine.

This idea was sprung out of the GDT Brad Marchand First contract: ELC (3 seasons)(1.23% of cap) GP: 173 G: 49 (.28g/gm) A: 47 (.27a/gmP: 97 (.56p/gm) Second Contract 2 years, 5 million (3.89% of cap) GM: 130 (lockout included) G: 43 (.33g/gm) A: 46 (.35a/gm) P: 89 (.68p/gm) Third Contract 4 year, 18 million (7.5% of cap) GM: 316 G: 125 (.39g/gm) A: 116 (.37a/gm) P: 241(.76p/gm) Current Contract 8 years, $49 million (8.39% of cap) GM: 202 G: 93 (.46g/gm) A: 161(.79a/gm) P: 254 (1.26p/gm) Sam Reinhart: First Contract ELC (1.34% of cap) GM: 249 G: 65 (.26g/gm) Marchand higher .02 A: 75 (.30a/gm) Sam higher .03 P: 140 (.56p/gm) Sam higher .01 Current Contract 2 years, 7.3 million (4.59% of cap) GM: 136 G: 41 (.30g/gm) Marchand higher .03 A: 68 (.50a/gm) Sam higher .15 P: 109 (.80p/gm) Sam higher .12 Comparing the beginnings of their career, Sam Reinhart has more or less matched or outperform Marchand in basic counting stats. If Sam gets a comparable extension to Marchand, he would be looking at a 4 year, 6.39 million contract. Considering Sam put is putting up 12% more points than Marchand was, a 4 year, 7 million dollar contract seems pretty reasonable. Now, if Sam is willing to sign that for 8 years, why wouldn’t anyone do that?

The reason he’s under a great contract is because the Bruins signed him to a great extension before his breakout like many were saying we should have done with Sam.

Unless you believe the player you’re drafting is NHL ready (which I don’t believe anyone at five will be) and only slightly worse in prime potential, you take BPA. But we need help so maybe.

I think you’re giving too many people here credit. I remember the majority being very much at arms over his comment. But I may be misremembering.

The funniest thing about the trade Reinhart crowd is they’re the same people who say people come to buffalo and suck and then leave and magically get better. So is Sam going to be playing at a PPG once he leaves? If he does, will you start bitching about having traded him? Pretty sure there’s plenty that complained incessantly about ROR and his attitude and wanted him gone and now want to bitch about the trade for days.

One of these things is not like the other...Goose did a lot, Mair and Kaleta were plugs and at the time could have been replaced yearly if the team wanted that role.

I didn’t know the goat was inspired by NWA and now I only like it even more. I think the overwhelming majority of those who liked it still like it and that would prove it wasn’t a passing fad. I wear my goathead stuff to work all the time and anyone who follows hockey always compliments me on it. I would like the royal blue much more if we wore white a home. It’s not that I’m not a fan, there’s just something...dusty (?) about it in an attic sort of way. That’s not saying change is needed and classic isn’t classic, there’s just something too 70s about it, just like there’s something too 90s about the goat for many.

Jack isn’t going anywhere, he has no choice in the matter. He’s either a Sabre until his contract is finished or he retires.

I mean, there’s really no arguing against “because they’re stupid.” There’s a lot of reasons to like the goat head and there’s a whole heck of a lot of people, especially within youth hockey circles all throughout the country, who grew up with that jersey scheme as their favorite. The only people who didn’t like the the goat heads were curmudgeons who hate change.

It does and it has a different feel when damaged Who rates him highly?

As do all of my new sticks and the overwhelming majority of those used be amateur hockey players. Pros will break sticks of any type with regularity because of the obscene amount of torque they get and the developments in kick points.

Anyone who has used a new stick and a wooden stick can tell you in an instant the benefit far outweighs the risk of it breaking. New stick technology is amazing.

Uh because the team was more successful in those jerseys than in any other jersey they’ve ever worn? Also I’m not sure why but I feels like you’re trying to disparage those fans which if it’s the case I’m completely baffled as to why.

I just fired up the old NHL.tv to tune into this one and saw it’s on NBCSN. Not sure why I’m disappointed to not be watching, I think I’ve only watched three games since November. Oh well. Let me know if anyone has any good recommendations for something else to watch.

Sabres fans as they flood for the exits on a dreary winters night...

None of this is wrong (minus the sit out) but I don’t think it’s going to benefit him whatsoever either.

I do too but I think this is pretty hilarious too I noticed that there and in another article this week. The spotlight is really on us now, folks.

On top of the previous quote from 2017, I also think the rangers denied a team permission to interview him last season.

This is the first time I literally scoffed at a lineup. I thought Skinner wasn’t even playing at first. I was never officially on the RFK bandwagon and now I’m leaning towards jumping on the “incredibly skeptical of RFK” bandwagon. WTF is he doing with Skinner?

I’m would be surprised if most playoffs have three years of continuity on their fourth lines. Good teams don’t fill their fourth lines like that.